Son Hak-Gyu

Sohn Hak-kyu
손학규
Leader of the Bareunmirae Party
In office 2 September 2018 – 24 February 2020
Preceded by	Yoo Seong-min, Park Joo-sun Kim Dong-cheol (Interim)
Succeeded by	Party dissolved
Member of the National Assembly
In office 28 April 2011 – 29 May 2012
Preceded by	Yim Tae-hee
Succeeded by	Jhun Ha-jin
Constituency	Seongnam Bundang B (Gyeonggi)
In office 30 May 2000 – 30 June 2002
Preceded by	Cho Se-hyung
Succeeded by	Jeon Jae-hee
Constituency	Gwangmyeong (Gyeonggi)
In office 25 April 1993 – 6 April 1998
Preceded by	Yoon Hang-youl
Succeeded by	Cho Se-hyung
Constituency	Gwangmyeong(Gyeonggi, 1993~1996) Gwangmyeong B(Gyeonggi, 1996~1998)
Chairman of the Democratic Party
In office 3 October 2010 – 22 December 2011
Preceded by	Chung Sye-kyun Park Jie-won (acting)
Succeeded by	Position abolished
In office 17 February 2008 – 6 July 2008 Serving with Park Sang-chun
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Chung Sye-kyun
Governor of Gyeonggi Province
In office 1 July 2002 – 30 June 2006
Preceded by	Lim Chang-youl
Succeeded by	Kim Moon-soo
Minister of Health and Welfare
In office 13 November 1996 – 5 August 1997
President	Kim Young-sam
Preceded by	Lee Sung-ho
Succeeded by	Choi Kwang
Personal details
Born	(1947-11-22) 22 November 1947 Siheung County, southern Korea
Party	Independent
Other party	Minsaeng Party (2020–2021) Bareunmirae Party (2018–2020) People's Party (2017–2018) Democratic Party of Korea (2007–2016) Grand National Party (1997-2007) Democratic Liberal Party·New Korea Party (1993-1997)
Alma mater	Seoul National University University of Oxford
Website	http://www.hq.or.kr/
Korean name
Hangul	손학규
Hanja	孫鶴圭
RR	Son Hakgyu
MR	Son Hakkyu

Sohn Hak-kyu (Korean: 손학규; born 22 November 1947) is a South Korean politician and former governor of Gyeonggi Province, the most populous province in Korea. He became a politician in 1996 as a congressman of the Grand National Party and governor of Gyeonggi-do in 2002. He was the leader of the liberal Democratic Party.^[1] Sohn announced he was running in the 2022 presidential election as an independent candidate,^[2] but subsequently withdrew his candidacy.^[3]

A Kyunggi High School and Seoul National University graduate, he received his Ph.D. from the University of Oxford.

His daughter, Sohn Won-pyung, is a novelist.

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